Workforce Archives - INCITE Magazine https://incite.alia.org.au/category/features/workforce/ The magazine for the library and information sector Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:22:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://incite.alia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cropped-logo-32x32.png Workforce Archives - INCITE Magazine https://incite.alia.org.au/category/features/workforce/ 32 32 From shushing to singalongs: noise in public libraries https://incite.alia.org.au/from-stern-shushing-to-spirited-singalongs-noise-in-contemporary-public-libraries/ https://incite.alia.org.au/from-stern-shushing-to-spirited-singalongs-noise-in-contemporary-public-libraries/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:22:10 +0000 https://incite.alia.org.au/?p=267 A while ago, I came across an online article in the Washington Post with the catchy title “It’s okay for libraries to be loud!  Take it from me, a librarian.” In it, Karen McPherson, a staff member at a public library in the US, described being shushed by a patron.  Clearly amused at this reversal… Read More »

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]]> https://incite.alia.org.au/from-stern-shushing-to-spirited-singalongs-noise-in-contemporary-public-libraries/feed/ 0 Knowledge, reading and culture https://incite.alia.org.au/knowledge-reading-and-culture-the-judgements-libraries-cannot-outsource/ https://incite.alia.org.au/knowledge-reading-and-culture-the-judgements-libraries-cannot-outsource/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:50:36 +0000 https://incite.alia.org.au/?p=250 Adult non-fiction is where libraries stop sounding abstract and start making calls. This item or that one. Credible or crank. Solid synthesis or confident nonsense. Worth a place in a public collection, or not. These decisions happen every day, thousands of times, in every public library—and they are epistemic judgements whether we call them that… Read More »

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]]> https://incite.alia.org.au/knowledge-reading-and-culture-the-judgements-libraries-cannot-outsource/feed/ 0 Professional development at QUT library https://incite.alia.org.au/professional-development-at-qut-library-a-framework-driven-staff-led-program/ https://incite.alia.org.au/professional-development-at-qut-library-a-framework-driven-staff-led-program/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:29:22 +0000 https://incite.alia.org.au/?p=491 Introduction  New technologies, evolving client behaviours, and changing information practices continue to redefine the role of libraries. Library and information professionals must seek to expand their skills and knowledge to deliver high-quality services that meet the developing needs of clients and communities (Australian Library and Information Association [ALIA], 2025). Professional development (PD) helps library staff… Read More »

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